Wood-fire tasting menu · lunch only · La Candelaria & Centro
For my money one of the two best restaurants in Colombia. Only open at lunch, with a five-to-seven-course menu. It's not cheap, but it is incredible. The chef, Mario, is one of a kind: he cooks everything con leña — over a wood fire — and the quality of the produce is superb. It is a world-class restaurant, and I can't recommend the experience enough.
Museo BoteroArt & culture310 mBotero's works alongside his personal collection — Picassos and Dalís included — in a beautiful colonial house in La Candelaria. Free to enter, with a nice coffee shop at the back.
Plaza de BolívarArt & culture650 mThe main square of Bogotá. Nothing to write home about, but it is the centre of the city.
Museo del OroArt & culture700 mGo — but please don't leave thinking some pieces of gold from hundreds of years ago are the epitome of Bogotano culture. The living version is on the walls and in the galleries.
DoncelesHigh-end Mexican740 mNew, and I haven't tried it yet — but it's getting a lot of good hype, and I'm intrigued by high-end Mexican food in this location, in the Centro.
Monserrat SpaSpa — steam rooms, sauna, hydrotherapy1.0 kmStrange, in that it's a full spa underneath a hostel — frequented mainly by older Colombians who live locally. Three different flavoured steam rooms, a sauna and a hydrotherapy setup make it a great place to decompress for a couple of hours.